Tag: HBCU Basketball

Here is the lineup for the SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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title image via the SWAC Courtney of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Bracket BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2024 Starry SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Buick seedings featuring the league’s top eight teams at the conclusion of regular season play. 2024 SWAC Regular Season Champion Jackson State enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed (18-0 SWAC). Grambling State claimed the No. 2 seed (15-3 SWAC) while Southern claimed the No. 3 seed (13-5 SWAC) in the tournament followed by No. 4 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-7 SWAC). Alabama…

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Tennessee State’s basketball season ends in heartbreaking fashion

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 59 Tennessee St. 18-15,10-8 OVC 61 Winner Western Ill. 21-11,13-5 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 30  29  59 Western Ill. 30  31  61 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to the Western Illinois Leathernecks 61-59 at Ford Center Thursday on Ryan Myers’ buzzer-beating shot with only two seconds left in the game. The Tigers (18-15) had three players score in double figures, led by Ej Bellinger, who had 17 points and eight rebounds. Christian Brown added 13 points and seven…

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Tennessee State Women’s hoops season ends in OVC quarters

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title image via Tennesseee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 48 Tennessee St. 11-19,7-11 OVC 60 Winner Eastern Ill. 15-17,11-7 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 12  16  14  6  48 Eastern Ill. 8  18  18  16  60 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team held Eastern Illinois to just 19 percent from 3-point range in a 4-for-21 shooting performance, but fell 60-48 to the Panthers in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at the Ford Center Thursday. The Tigers (11-19) had two players score in double…

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2024 SIAC Women’s Basketball Round 2 Tournament Recap

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title image via the SIAC Courtesy of the SIAC Round two of the 2024 SIAC Basketball Tournament presented by Cricket saw lopsided victories and close upsets as seeds three, four, and five from the east and west divisions hit the hardwood for the first time this postseason.   Tuskegee (15-9, 11-8 SIAC), the west division fourth seed, defeated Allen (11-14, 7-12 SIAC),the east division fifth seed, 68-53 after going on a 18-2 point run in the fourth quarter. The Golden Tigers dominated in the paint scoring 40 points to Allen’s 18. Sumaiyah Abdur-Rahim led Tuskegee in scoring with…

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SIAC Women’s Basketball Tourney: Round 1 Recap

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title image via the SIAC Courtesy of the SIAC Day one of the women’s bracket opened with an upset and defensive battle that sent LeMoyne-Owen and Spring Hill to an early exit.  Benedict (4-23, 1-18 SIAC), the number seven seed in the east division, defeated LeMoyne-Owen (13-14, 8-11 SIAC), the number six seed in the west division, 54-51 after fighting off a late effort surge by the Lady Magicians in the fourth quarter.  After falling to a 10-point deficit in the second quarter, the Lady Magicians tied the game twice in the final two minutes of the…

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Tennessee State men’s hoops to take on Southern Indiana in first round of OVC Tourney

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title image via Tennesseee State Basketball Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball team will make its 32ndappearance in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament tomorrow evening as the Tigers will take on Southern Indiana in their first-round matchup at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The Tigers enter this year’s tournament as the fifth seed while USI is the eighth seed. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (17-14, 10-8 OVC) vs. Southern Indiana (8-23, 5-13 OVC)Date/Time: Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30 PM CTLocation: Ford Center ||…

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Albany State women’s hoops to begin SIAC Tournament play this afternoon

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title image via Albany State Basketball Courtesy Albany State Sports Information Albany, GA – March 4, 2024 – Albany State University women’s basketball will start their postseason at the 2024 SIAC Women’s Basketball Championship, presented by Cricket, today., Monday, March 4th. The team is slated to compete against the Spring Hill College Badgers. The match-up is scheduled for 5pm at Tiger Arena, on the campus of Savannah State University. Entering the championship, the Golden Rams hold a record of 5-22 (5-14 SIAC), while the Badgers come in with a 6-17 record (6-13 SIAC).…

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Rust throttles Fisk in GCAC Championship Game, 67-39

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Courtesy of Rust Athletics #3 Fisk (20-9) 39 AT #1 Rust (28-3) 67 Final  1 2 3 4 T #3 Fisk (20-9) 5 16 7 11 39 #1 Rust (28-3) 21 17 17 12 67  The #1 seed Rust College women’s basketball program continues to build and grow its ever-expanding run of dominance as the Lady Bearcats sailed to their third consecutive Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship as well as its 15th straight victory overall in an all-around impressive display of depth, pummeling #3 seed Fisk in the title game, 67-39. The…

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Late charge comes up short for Albany State in SIAC opening round

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Courtesy of Albany State Sports Information 69 Albany St. (GA) 9-19,7-14 SIAC 80 Winner Lane 12-16,8-12 SIAC Team 1 2 F Albany St. (GA) 24  45  69 Lane 36  44  80 SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Golden Rams charged hard until the end to kick off tournament week. Albany State fell behind midway in the first half and charged hard in the second half, but Lane College held down the stretch to take the 80-69 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament First Round Sunday decision. The two Conference foes traded short runs midway in…

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Fayetteville State Lady Broncos take CIAA Tourney

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title image via the CIAA Courtesy of the CIAA Baltimore, MD (March 2, 2024) – Fayetteville State and Elizabeth City State faced off Saturday afternoon in the 2024 CIAA Food Lion Tournament Championship. Both teams represented the top seed in their respective divisions and went head-to-head in the final CIAA matchup of the season for a chance to take home some hardware. The game was nothing short of exciting, as the score differential never grew larger than six, with each team trading leads 13 times. Ultimately, the Broncos capped off their near…

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